Services for Thesis Students
SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH
- Research Appointments: Make an appointment with a librarian for an individualized session to discuss your research and find out what resources the Library has to offer
- Library Catalogs :
- Five College Library Catalog: books and journals at Amherst, Smith, Mount Holyoke, Hampshire, and UMass/Amherst
- WorldCat: access to thousands of library catalogs from OCLC
- Other Library Catalogs
- Indexes & Databases by category or A-Z List of Databases
- Citation Linker/Journal Locator: Check if AC owns online or in print
BORROWING FROM AMHERST AND BEYOND
- Borrowing from the Amherst College Library: Special privileges for thesis students
- Five College Delivery: Order books from other Five-College libraries directly through the catalog
- Amherst College Depository and Five College Depository: Order material from off-site storage
- Interlibrary Loans : Journal articles from anywhere beyond Amherst College, loans of books from beyond the Five College area
- Purchase Request: Use this form to suggest new acquisitions for the Library
SUPPORT FOR WRITING
- Writing Center is available to help at any stage of the process
- EndNote Bibliography Software: Manage your sources throughout your project and output a bibliography in any format when you're done. AC has a site license to this software, and it is available to AC community through the K:drive. Contact Susan Kimball (sjkimball) for assistance with EndNote.
- How to Cite: Find all the major style manuals, including MLA, APA, Chicago, and Turabian
LIBRARY HELP
Send comments to Susan Kimball (sjkimball)